SamJ[501st] Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 I know this is a weird one but does anyone know what Hengstler's were used for in real life? I'm trying to find a picture of a machine that would use one for a different E-11 display but every time I search I just get linked to SW sites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK bondservnt[501st] Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 all we know is that it's an industrial counter... perhaps asking hengstler corp is a good idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger68[501st] Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Hengstler counters are used for a variety of purposes in real life. If you want to see an array of different counters go to: Hengstler Counters - product list They are still being produced and used in industry today. I'm not sure they were used on the actual Sterling MK-IV SMG, because every gunsmithing catalog or manual I've seen on them does not have a hengstler counter in use. So I doubt they were used in real life, only added to the gun for the movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashrazor Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 i is an impulse counter, having worked in a factory i have seen similar devices used to do box/bag counting on an packaging production line ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamJ[501st] Posted March 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 (edited) i is an impulse counter, having worked in a factory i have seen similar devices used to do box/bag counting on an packaging production line ... That's good enough for me. It only needs to be an example of a possible use. Thanks Edited March 4, 2011 by SamJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john danter Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 They're the kind of thing that would count the number of tins if beans passing them on a conveyor. That kind of thing Just a simple mechanical counter. The contacts feed into a relay that just pulses the count up +1 each time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amplexor[TK] Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 I found a machine (extruder) with a Hengstler on it.. It counted run time hours on the machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonitekid Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 A former supplier of Hengstlers once told me that when he sourced a batch they had come from someone stripping out an old telephone exchange. And they reported there were boxes full. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK bondservnt[501st] Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 any news of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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